𤔔

to govern

Depicts two hands (, ) organizing tangled threads. Original form of .

Components
爫 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhǎo

  

hand, claw

is a component form of .

◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts tangled threadwork.

又 iconic component

  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Evolution

𤔔 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
𤔔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
𤔔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𤔔  

to govern